Road Safety Conference

Recent Department for Transport data shows that there was a 1% increase of traffic on our roads and 174,000 casualties of all severities officially recorded in the year ending 2017. Traffic accidents cost the economy £16.3 billion a year and put additional strain on emergency services. Continuous improvement in road safety measures is evidentially just as important as ever, and councils and national bodies must work together to minimise the risk to all road users.

It is estimated that 95% of crashes are as a result of driver error. This startling figure makes driver behaviour a key priority for any road safety expert. In April 2017, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency published a five year plan to make the UK’s roads safer. Measures include improvements in the way drivers are taught, supporting older drivers stay safe and preparing for the expansion in vehicles technology including autonomous vehicles.

Join us for the Road Safety Conference 2018 where leading experts will explain the latest developments and provide insights into how to keep road users safe. Understand how a greater knowledge of driver health and wellbeing, better road safety engineering and collaborative partnership working can drive a reduction in road casualties and improve the travel experience for all road users.

This is an insightful and powerful session highlighting some of the main medical issues that are now affecting drivers on the roads in the UK. Regardless of whether you are a private driver, company car driver, grey fleet driver or fleet operator, the need to know about the health and fitness of ourselves, relatives, friends, colleagues and employees is more important today than ever before. We are ageing population and the older we get the more medical conditions we suffer from which affect our ability and entitlement to drive legally. Therefore, we all have a duty to ask the awkward questions to any driving licence holder to ensure our roads are a safer place for all.

15:35

Joint questions and discussion

15:45

Closing remarks from chair

15:55

Conference close

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Exploring the latest policy and legislation impacting road safety planning on a national and local scale

What funding opportunities are there for safety improvement?

Looking closely at road safety education for drivers and professionals